# China license plate: Trailer

> The China trailer license plate: format L9999, for example 京·A7702挂, 1992 to today, trailer and semitrailer. What each character means, its sizes and sources.

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Part of [China license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/china) (22 registration series).

![China license plate, Trailer (1992 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/cn/cn-trailer-1992/china-license-plate-trailer.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `L9999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 1992 → today |
| Class | trailer |
| Issued for | trailer, semitrailer |
| Plate size | 440 × 220 mm |
| Colours | background #FFD500; characters #000000; border #000000 |
| Rear plate differs from the front | no |
| Checking a registration | The format above is broad: a registration that fits it has the right shape, which does not show that this series issued it. |
| Series id | `cn-trailer-1992` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/china/trailer-1992) |

Province, office letter, serial, then 挂 — short for 挂车, trailer. One character saves you looking for a cab: if the number ends in 挂, the vehicle it belongs to is being towed.

| Code | Stands for | English |
|---|---|---|
| `挂` | 挂车 | trailer / semi-trailer |

Sources:

- [web.archive.org](https://web.archive.org/web/20150701102419/http://www.hngy.gov.cn/sitepublish/site1/wsbs/lyfwzl/jtfw/jdc/jdcfw/content_25106.html)
- [gov.cn](https://www.gov.cn/gongbao/content/2022/content_5682413.htm)

## About this plate

Full trailers and semi-trailers not permanently coupled to their tractor. The scope wording matters: a semi-trailer that IS permanently coupled is not separately plated. 《机动车登记规定》第九条 confirms the separate registration at rule level. One plate, rear only, on the tall 440x220 layout it shares with the large-vehicle rear plate.

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/cn/cn-trailer-1992.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/china?series=cn-trailer-1992
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/cn` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "cn-trailer-1992"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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